this the error that i got when i compile a new kernel 2.0.32 after the these instructions make mrproper make menuconfig make dep make zImage gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -D__ASSEMBLY__ -traditional -c entry.S -o entry.o /tmp/ccL5M8ZT.s: Assembler messages: /tmp/ccL5M8ZT.s:257: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `call' make[1]: *** [entry.o] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel' make: *** [linuxsubdirs] Error 2 when i want to cop the /arch/i386/boot/zImage to /linux/vmlinuz-2.0.32-new i got that zImage is not there i try the solution that marcello said to avoid make clean but it still the same problem - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu